Seed-to-Glass

XLXPA (Xtra Local Xtra Pale Ale)

(il)logical conclusion to a two-year escalation of the concept 'brewing from scratch', which brought me all the way to growing my own barley and hops.

Urban Hops

Many years of growing Cascade and Chinook hops in a city backyard.

Malting Barley

Malting my own seed barley (sprouting it to start the biochemical processes that unlock carbohydrate reserves, then halting the process before the barley consumes those reserves).

Malting Experiments

Transforming modified barley into various specialty malts through different combinations of temperature, time, and moisture.

Backyard Barley

I grew 25 square feet of barley in a city back yard.